The Curse of Rowan

The poet, her lover and the magic tree. The poet Katherine Raine fell in love with author Gavin Maxwell. Theirs was a stormy relationship, not helped by the fact that Maxwell was gay. Maxwell became famous after he traveled to Iraq with Wilfred Thesiger to explore the marshes (which were subsequently drained by Saddam Hussein).Continue reading “The Curse of Rowan”

Lucky unlucky

Temperaments in Astrology Temperaments show our basic nature and how we greet the world and in turn how the world greets us. Our temperament is calculated using the Ascendant, the Moon sign and planets ruling them as well as the season we were born in. How and when we entered this world in other words.Continue reading “Lucky unlucky”

Jupiter on the move

More change: Jupiter moves into Cancer Jupiter enters Cancer at 22.02 BST Monday June 9th and will stay there until June 30th 2026. Jupiter moves into its sign of dignity. Jupiter the expansive planet is happy in boundless Cancer, moving from its place of detriment, Gemini where it has been since May 26th 2024. JupiterContinue reading “Jupiter on the move”

Rishi! bites the bullet. Why now?

Finally, Rishi has put us all out of our misery and called an election for July 4th. Why now? We don’t have a time of birth for his chart, so we cannot know the Ascendant or the houses, although for my money he is either Gemini or Virgo rising, physically he has one of thoseContinue reading “Rishi! bites the bullet. Why now?”

Beauty and the Beast: Jupiter Uranus:

A new biopic of Amy Winehouse and the Jupiter Uranus conjunction of last week made me check out Winehouse’s astrology. And indeed, she had a Jupiter Uranus conjunction in Sagittarius quite close, Jupiter at 4’19 and Uranus at 5’29, both opposite Chiron at 2’55 Gemini in the 12th house.

Money….

Money It’s a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.                                (Pink Floyd, Money) Money, how does it show on the horoscope? What about the charts of the mega-rich? what do they tell us about wealth? And what shows great wins and great losses? This is the first in a series ofContinue reading “Money….”

Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus: big trouble and a bit of luck.

This year, on April 21st there is a Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus. This conjunction is rare; the last three were in 1181, 1858 and 1941. The 1941 conjunction was at 25’38 Taurus on the malefic fixed star Algol, as was the 1858 conjunction at 29’25 Taurus. One way to look at these major conjunctions is to see what happened in the past.
This year, on April 21st there is a Uranus Jupiter conjunction in Taurus. This conjunction is rare; the last three were in 1181, 1858 and 1941. The 1941 conjunction was at 25’38 Taurus on the malefic fixed star Algol, as was the 1858 conjunction at 29’25 Taurus.
Image: Jupiter. Johannes Regiomontanus. 1512. Public Domain.